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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1912
Page
6
The Mobile Item, founded in 1681, publishes daily except Sunday with Sunday edition. Located at 128 Conti Street Mobile Alabama the paper lists management, circulation and advertising details and offers seven days for a dime and yearly subscriptions.
In Mobile Alabama August 13 1912 a criticism denounces Hartwell campaign questions about a waterworks coal spur track deal. It asserts Commissioner Lyons secured the railroad spur during his mayoralty saving city costs and accuses the campaign committee of dishonesty or ignorance.
Plans by Mobile Terminal Company to make Mobile the Gulf coast chief port draw attention from New Orleans papers. The Item reports extensive dock and coaling facilities, rail connections, and GE involvement, linking to the Panama Canal trade expansion and tidewater access via Alabama coal fields.
The piece argues for economizing public expenses through a budget system. It praises businesslike state and city administrations, notes U S costs per capita higher than Europe, and cites Wilson’s support for a budget approach to curb federal extravagance and streamline finances.
After 37 days the Georgia legislature nears adjournment amid debate over local bills and procedural tinkering. Critics say the body muddied the issues and focused on minor questions rather than addressing pressing state problems, including contested annexation and reorganizations.
A Memphis Commercial Appeal excerpt notes an unclear reference to one id dollars cash toward the Wilson campaign and a possibile schoolmaster candidate, mentioning Mr. Bryan and a book as part of the ambiguous line.
The Memphis News Scimitar argues conservation must start on the farm, urging Tennessee and South Alabama farmers to increase per acre yields through better cultivation and scientific farming. It notes global wheat yields and advocates higher production on large farms without extra cost.
The Washington Star is cited by the Montgomery Advertiser as offering the best definition of a demagogue in this generation. It calls a demagogue the man who rocks the boat and pervades everyone with the belief that there is a terrible threat.
The article argues advertising quality improves with skilled writers and shared agency costs. It notes Mobile has a lively group of advertising specialists earning growing salaries. A New York merchant urges stores to allocate funds for newspaper space and hire competent specialists as key to business success.
Quotes from multiple papers reflect mixed reactions to Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressive Party. Critics label Roosevelt as a white hope for Southern Republicans, while others mock the party’s color image and internal plans.
New owners of the Lake Borgne Canal approve over 1 million dollars in improvements to facilitate coal barging from Alabama to New Orleans. Project led by John Bernard includes storage for 30 000 tons, harbor for four 1 000 ton barges, three 200 000 dollar steel towers, loading tunnels and a modern machine shop, widening and deepening the waterway to at least 100 feet, and related rail and road access.
A county fair fosters practical education for farmers by linking visitors with local achievers. Finley argues fairs should emphasize agricultural learning, noting lectures, demonstrations, and placard detailed exhibits to boost yields and livestock care across Southeastern states.
A light verse reminiscence about hot summers and past pleasures. It contrasts carefree youth with grown duties and domestic toil as summer memories fade into routine chores. The poem mentions a Mamie, a Willie, and Henry, with themes of marriage, spending, and leisure.
A soda fountain scene records quirky orders and stray notices from a local drugstore lunch counter. Amidst the chatter, readers encounter humorous phrases, oddball ads, and a personal letter about loyalty and conflict within a group.
The South Terminal Company and the Alabama Port City aim to build a major Gulf port at Mobile, with vast docks, warehouses, a coaling station, and a dredged channel to 35 feet depth. The plan envisions a herringbone dock system and rail connections to attract export and import trade, comparing Mobile, New Orleans, Galveston, and Pensacola in 1910–12 trade figures.
A sequence of light vignettes shows William Ladd fussing over hats, buying a comfortable derb y that turns out to be his old hat. A Seattle booster chant and a San Francisco labor meeting end with a quip about the branches bearing fruit.
A partisan column labels Cardinal Gibbons an old fogy for resisting Socialism and reform efforts. The writer mocks his stance on social questions and liberty, arguing against government constraints on marriage and public order in a satirical tone.
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